Politico Ranking: NJ 12th Best State in the Nation [POLL]

Put Bridgegate, the Hoboken Scandal and high property taxes aside and amazingly New Jersey is still a great place to be.

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Politico magazine ranked NJ the 12th best state in the union. The magazine used 14 different state rankings including the Census Bureau, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, and the FBI, among others.